The Marlborough District Council says water from its town supply is safe to drink after tests came back clear of toxic chemicals.
Tap water Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Last week, the Defence Force made public that groundwater near the Woodbourne airbase could be contaminated with toxins from the historical use of firefighting foam.
The foam contained harmful chemicals PFOS and PFOA, which were banned in 2002.
Council spokesperson Stephen Rooney said the town water supply comes from an aquifer which travels under the Woodbourne base.
He said while the town supply was safe, tests on private water sources were continuing.
Residents who get their drinking water from bores are being advised by the Environment Ministry to switch to bottled water.
The Defence Force stopped using the foam used for fire-fighting training in 2002. In June, the Defence Force was told that the levels of chemicals present at Ohakea airbase in the Manawatu exceeded acceptable levels.
The Environment Ministry earlier said officials would visit 150 buildings, 60 near Ohakea and 90 near Woodbourne, to take water samples for testing.
Its deputy secretary Vicki Connor said the results would be available in mid-January.
